Gary Bean

Background

Bean, Gary was born on December 12, 1949 in Laurens, Iowa, United States. Son of Ralph Orwig and Marygery (Lofquist) Bean.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Creighton U., 1972; Doctor of Medicine, Bowman Gray School Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1976.

Career

Residency in family medicine, Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1979; fellowship in family medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1982; faculty, family medicine, Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1979-1982; private practice, Raleigh (North Carolina) Family Physicians, since 1982. Education committee chairman Womack Army Hospital, 1980-1982. Chairman family practice department Wake County Medical Center, Raleigh, 1985-1987, secretary medical staff Raleigh Cmty.

Hospital, 1986, president, 1987-1988. Chairman of the board of trustees, 1993-1995. Secretary medical staff Wake County Medical Center, 1990-1991.

Assistant clinical professor family practice U. North Carolina, Duke U. Medical Center.

Achievements

• Gary Bean has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Open Door Clinic, Raleigh. Major United States Army, 1976-1982. Member American Academy Family Physicians, North Carolina Academy Family Physicians (education chairman 1990-1992, assistant director 1988-1990, director district 6 1990-1992, vice president 1991-1993, president elect 1993-1994, president 1994-1995, member Executive Committee, nominating committee, chairman 1996), North Carolina Medical Society (2d vice president 1994-1995, 1st vice president 1995-1996), Wake County Medical Society, Wake County Family Physicians.

Interests

• Avocations: snow skiing, sailing, scuba, traveling.

Connections

Married Elizabeth McMillan, March 15, 1975 (divorced January 1989). Married Sandra K. Thore, May 28, 1994. 1 child, David Kirkpatrick.

Father:

Ralph Orwig Bean

Mother:

Marygery (Lofquist) Bean

Spouse:

Sandra K. Thore

Spouse:

Elizabeth McMillan

child:

David Kirkpatrick Bean